PROTESTS
French students take cue from US peers with pro-Palestine rally at Sorbonne
My Europe
30.04.2024
French students take cue from US peers with pro-Palestine rally at Sorbonne
Around 100 students have protested in support of Palestine near the prestigious Sorbonne University in Paris. Taking their cue from…
Protests erupt in Italy as G7 ministers meet to discuss climate crisis
My Europe
29.04.2024
Protests erupt in Italy as G7 ministers meet to discuss climate crisis
Dozens of protesters demonstrated in the northern Italian city of Turin on Sunday, blocking a highway and setting fire to…
Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi sentenced to death for protesting against government
Culture
29.04.2024
Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi sentenced to death for protesting against government
Dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi has been given a death sentence for his involvement in the widespread protests that swept Iran…
Pro-Palestinian protests sweep US college campuses after arrests
World
23.04.2024
Pro-Palestinian protests sweep US college campuses after arrests
Pro-Palestinian protests are sweeping top American universities following mass arrests of demonstrators last week. Columbia cancelled in-person classes, dozens of…
Thousands protest in Spain’s Canary Islands over mass tourism
Sport
22.04.2024
Thousands protest in Spain’s Canary Islands over mass tourism
Thousands of people protested in Tenerife on Saturday calling for the Spanish island to temporarily limit tourist arrivals. Holding placards…
Thousands protest in Spain’s Canary Islands over mass tourism
World
21.04.2024
Thousands protest in Spain’s Canary Islands over mass tourism
Thousands of people protested in Tenerife on Saturday calling for the Spanish island to temporarily limit tourist arrivals. Holding placards…
Heightened security expected at Eurovision as protests and terror threats mount
Culture
18.04.2024
Heightened security expected at Eurovision as protests and terror threats mount
Security will be tight during next month’s Eurovision Song Contest in the southern Sweden city of Malmö, according to police,…
Clashes and arrests at Georgia protest over so-called ‘Russian law’ proposals
World
17.04.2024
Clashes and arrests at Georgia protest over so-called ‘Russian law’ proposals
Georgian police used tear gas on Tuesday to disperse a large protest outside the parliament building against a proposed bill…
‘My misery, your paradise’: Canary Island residents say mass tourism is at breaking point
Travel
16.04.2024
‘My misery, your paradise’: Canary Island residents say mass tourism is at breaking point
Residents in the Canary Islands are planning protests and strikes in a backlash against overtourism. Campaigners say the unsustainable influx…
‘Our ocean is not for sale’: Greenpeace calls on leaders to act at Athens ocean conference
Green
15.04.2024
‘Our ocean is not for sale’: Greenpeace calls on leaders to act at Athens ocean conference
Governments aren’t doing enough to protect the world’s oceans and need to make major commitments at an important conference taking…